Joey Russo
Joey Russo
Height: 5-11
Weight: 150
Year: So.
Hometown: Sewell, N.J.
High School: Washington Township
Major: Business

Sophomore Season: Division II PING All-East Region - CACC All-Tournament Team (T5) - All-CACC

Freshman Season: Division II PING All-East Region – CACC All-Tournament Team – CACC Rookie of the Year – All-CACC – played in 10 tournaments as a freshman, playing in 22 rounds – averaged a score of 74.91 per round on the year – led the team in his first collegiate tournament at the Jay Jennison Memorial with a ninth place finish, shooting a 74-71-75 for a 220 (+4) – hit low round score of 71 in four different tournaments (Jay Jennison, CACC’s, Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell, and NCAA Super Regionals) – finished fourth at the Spring Griffin Invitational with a 75 (+5) – finished tied atop the leaderboard at the CACC Championships with teammate Freddy Braun with a 73-71 for a 144 (E) – lost the playoff hole to finish second overall and earn CACC All-Tournament Team – won the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invite with a 73-71 for a 144 for his first collegiate outright win – finished 14th overall at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional Tournament with a 79-71-77 for a 227 (+11) – led the Wildcats at the NCAA Division II National Tournament with a 33rd place finish, shooting a 72-72-75 for a 219 (+6).

High School: Four-year letterwinner on the golf team at Washington Township High School – helped lead the team to the 2014 New Jersey State Championship – holds the record at the Gloucester County Tournament with a 65 – three time First Team All-Conference honoree -

Personal: Joe L. Russo – son of Joe and Mary Russo – majoring in business at Wilmington University – from Sewell, N.J. – favorite athlete is Jordan Speith – the most played song on hi iPod is Keith Urban’s “John Cougar, John Deer, John 3:16” – if he could do anything besides be a collegiate or professional athlete, he would want to be a State Trooper – if he could date a celebrity, he would date Katy Perry – favorite movie is Kingsman: The Secret Service – favorite professional sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles – the perfect meal would be a steak, mashed potatoes, and broccoli.